The Interlaken Open was a golf tournament on the Challenge Tour, held in Switzerland.

Interlaken Open
Tournament information
LocationInterlaken, Switzerland
Established1993
Course(s)Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen
Par72
Tour(s)Challenge Tour
FormatStroke play
Prize fund£75,000
Month playedJuly
Final year1998
Tournament record score
Aggregate263 John Senden (1998)
To par−25 as above
Final champion
Australia John Senden
Location map
Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen is located in Switzerland
Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen
Golfclub Interlaken-Unterseen
Location in Switzerland

History edit

It was first played in 1993[1] and replaced in 2000 by the Swiss Challenge, following financial issues.[2]

Winners edit

Year Winner Score To par Margin of
victory
Runner-up
1998   John Senden 263 −25 2 strokes   Warren Bennett
1997 Abandoned[a]
1996   Van Phillips 203 −13 1 stroke   Mårten Olander
1995   Thomas Bjørn 200 −16 3 strokes   André Bossert
1994   Neal Briggs 203 −13 Playoff   Raymond Russell
1993   Jamie Taylor 207 −9 1 stroke   Daren Lee

Notes edit

  1. ^ Tournament abandoned after the first round due to rain.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "1993 Interlaken Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Golfing young guns tee off in Ticino". Swissinfo.ch. 3 May 2000.
  3. ^ "1997 Interlaken Open". European Tour. Retrieved 20 May 2020.

External links edit